ultravista
Well-Known Member
I built a 2L starter last night with a 6 month old slurry of WLP001 from a local brewery. The yeast was stored at 40 degrees and tasted/smelled ok.
For the starter, I dumped approximately 200ML of the slurry into the starter. The starter is in a 4L flask and on a stir plate.
It's been approximately 24 hours now with no signs of activity in the starter. Nothing.
Sure, it is a bit old, but given the volume of yeast, I was expecting some decent activity by now.
I have only used WLP001 a few times - none with a starter. Does this yeast take off slowly in low gravity wort?
I've got about 800 ML of slurry left in the container. If you were me, would you pitch more or let it do its thing?
My brew day is Saturday ...
For the starter, I dumped approximately 200ML of the slurry into the starter. The starter is in a 4L flask and on a stir plate.
It's been approximately 24 hours now with no signs of activity in the starter. Nothing.
Sure, it is a bit old, but given the volume of yeast, I was expecting some decent activity by now.
I have only used WLP001 a few times - none with a starter. Does this yeast take off slowly in low gravity wort?
I've got about 800 ML of slurry left in the container. If you were me, would you pitch more or let it do its thing?
My brew day is Saturday ...